A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.144

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¹ Polonnāruwa, alias Kalingapura, or Pulastipura, the modern Topāvewa or Topāwa, represents a much more ancient city, Wijitapura, of which some remains seem to be traceable (Parker, *Ancient Ceylon*, pp. 239–41). For the dates of the mediaeval kings see *Epigraphia Zeylanica*, vol. i, p. 156. The traditional date for the foundation of Anurādhapura is 457 B. C. The sites of other capitals are discussed by Mr. Parker. Polonnāruwa was abandoned finally in A. D. 1240.